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a person who takes part in a crime | accomplice |
to destroy completely | annihilate |
1. unreasonable; 2. based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness | arbitrary |
1. made of brass; 2. shameless, impudent | brazen |
a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change | catalyst |
a large-scale departure or flight | exodus |
to make easier; to assist | facilitate |
not able to be corrected; beyond control | incorrigible |
hidden, present but not realized | latent |
an activist | militant (n.) |
given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause | militant (adj.) |
having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable | morose |
1. not letting light through; 2. not clear or lucid; 3. dense, stupid | opaque |
chief in importance, above all others | paramount |
to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble | prattle |
to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute | rebut |
1. to scold; 2. find fault with | reprimand (v.) |
a rebuke; an act of criticism | reprimand (n.) |
slavery, forced labor | servitude |
careless and hasty | slapdash |
1. not running or flowing 2. foul from standing still 3. inactive, sluggish, dull | stagnant |
to give way to superior force, yield | succumb |